in both the u.k. and canada, the vaccine rollout is key to the fight against delta.
ontario’s campaign is rolling out more quickly than anticipated with lots of vaccine supply now coming in from the federal government.
the number of people who are fully vaccinated in ontario, however, lags behind the u.k., where 85 per cent of adults have one dose and 62 per cent have two doses.
in ontario, 77 per cent of residents aged 12 and over have one dose and 37 per cent have two doses.
two doses of pfizer, moderna or astrazeneca vaccine offer a high level of protection against contracting covid-19 caused by the delta variant.
and even one dose of vaccine still offers good protection against illness severe enough to cause hospitalization, according to a study from public health england based on real-life data. (one dose of pfizer-biontech vaccine was found to offer 94 per cent protection against hospitalization, while one dose of astrazeneca was 71 per cent effective.)
however, one dose of either vaccine was only 33 per cent effective against preventing symptomatic disease.
ontario officials are pleading with people to get vaccinated. currently all adults are eligible to book appointments for both doses.